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U.S.: Hamas Stopping Attacks on Israel Not Enough

WASHINGTON – A suspension of attacks on Israel would not induce the Bush administration to abandon its boycott of the militant Palestinian group Hamas, a top State Department official said Thursday. “It doesn’t seem to me you can push the pause button on terror,” David Welch, the assistant secretary of …

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Senators Promote Issues for Lobbying, Ethics Overhaul

WASHINGTON – Gifts, travel and promises of lucrative lobbying jobs are topics that should be addressed in the legislation the Senate will soon take up, lawmakers from both parties said Thursday. A group of seven Republicans and four Democrats also said lobbying and ethics overhaul should include greater openness about …

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Linux Industry Group Standardizes Desktop Components

NEW YORK – In a move to make the freely distributed Linux operating system a stronger alternative to Microsoft Corp.’s (MSFT) Windows, a group of major Linux distributors announced Friday they have united on a standard set of components for desktop versions of Linux. The standard created by the Free …

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